March 2009
58 posts
“Despair has its own calms.” Bram Stoker, Dracula
links for 2009-03-31 →
What Can $150k Buy in Real Estate Around the... →
I don’t know whether this is cheering or depressing.
Mark Steel: Nationalise railways – not banks →
Good, succinct article from Mark Steel suggesting some good simple policies backed by public opinion, whilst ripping apart the hypocrisy of our two main parties in the process.
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” Michelangelo
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-29) →
The Decemberists (36)
Bat for Lashes (12)
Sigur Rós (12)
Beirut (9)
Mumford & Sons (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
links for 2009-03-26 →
The dark art of Radiohead →
Feature on Stanley Donwood, the long-running artist for Radiohead, who’s had a show recently in Brighton.
“I am an Anarchist not because I believe Anarchism is the final goal, but because there is no such thing as a final goal.” Rudolf Rocker
Academic Earth - Video lectures from the world's... →
Wow. What a site. This is where I’d be if I had a few more spare hours in the day…
links for 2009-03-25 →
Latitude’s Line-Up Fiasco →
“One must not always think that feeling is everything. Art is nothing without form.” Gustave Flaubert, Letter to Madame Louise Colet
links for 2009-03-23 →
Jade Goody: At peace - and finally out of the... →
A good article from Lucy Mangan at the Guardian that balances actual explanations of her popularity with a few pertinent questions. Nice if this was the last word on the matter really.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-22) →
Q-Tip (19)
The Decemberists (17)
Bat For Lashes (16)
Madeleine Peyroux (11)
Beirut (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“I don’t belong to any generation.” T.S. Eliot, The Family Reunion
listening to "Another Girl, Another Planet - The... →
It’s always good when a blistering introduction ploughs into a song that doesn’t let it down.
“And the days are not full enough
And the nights are not full enough
And life...”
– [epigraph to Lustra] by Ezra Pound
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-15) →
P.O.S. (40)
TV on the Radio (16)
The National (7)
Beirut (6)
Esbjörn Svensson Trio (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
links for 2009-03-14 →
Jonathan Freedland on the early stages of the... →
And it makes for some encouraging reading during some pretty discouraging times.
links for 2009-03-12 →
How the Crash Will Reshape America →
Very in depth article, with a lot that maps across to the UK on a smaller scale.
links for 2009-03-11 →
“The temple is holy because it is not for sale.” Ezra Pound, Cantos, XCVII.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-8) →
The National (35)
Beirut (17)
Katalyst (15)
The Wonder Stuff (8)
Depeche Mode (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Only incompetence will save us from Orwell's... →
It’s because of the incompetence of officials and ministers that the Orwellian state is never likely to quite come true. But it’s the apathy of ministers and the public to actively stop it that…
links for 2009-03-10 →
Todd Klein's Review of Watchmen →
Not only is this an interesting review from a man who knows both Moore and Gibbons, but it’s also written in the style of Rorschach’s journal. Lovely stuff.
Why Watchmen failed to usher in a comic-book... →
This article gets to the heart of how the comic book industry failed to get a grip on what was really new about Watchmen, something Zack Snyder has repeated in the most recent film.
Pádraig Ó Méalóid's review of Watchmen →
I think this is touch overly-harsh. I enjoyed the film more than Pádraig did, and I really rather disliked the overly long title sequence, but most of the issues raised here are pretty accurate.
links for 2009-03-06 →
Saturday Morning Watchmen →
I can’t help but think this is going to be coming in a month or two.
Writing for a living: a joy or a chore?: nine... →
Will Self’s is especially pleasing, not least because he refers to the most seductive thing of all: “the buying of stationery”.
links for 2009-03-05 →
How to squeeze decent photos out of an iPhone →
Meg Pickard gives some excellent advice here on getting good photos out of an iPhone, or any other cameraphone really. Although I carry a simple point and shoot with me pretty much everywhere, it’s…
What I learned from reading the entire Bible →
David Plotz’s extravaganza has finished, and broadly he found out that the god of the Old Testament was a real arsehole. I couldn’t agree more. In fact, other than the 4 gospels, the Bible paints a…
“There’s a good reason why nobody studies history, it just teaches you too much.” Noam Chomsky
Quantum superheroes: The science of Watchmen →
Interesting stuff from New Scientist, who appear not to like the film much.
31 Songs for Winter 2008/09 →
links for 2009-03-04 →
“No man ever became extremely wicked all at once.” Juvanel, Satires
Malevolent voices that despise our freedoms →
Wonderful piece on our slide into a police state from Philip Pullman. There’s not much that prompts a letter to my MP from me, but this does.
links for 2009-03-03 →
